Etymograph

English

acrospore

From acro- + spore.

Formed from acro- + spore

Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to scatter, strew’

Ancient Greek σπορά ‘seed’

New Latin spora

English spore

Today it means

noun A fungal spore produced at the tip of a specialized hypha.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acrospore